1.

Which of the following units is useful in relating the concentration of a solution

with its vapour pressure?
(i) mole fraction
(ii) parts per million
(iii) mass percentage
(iv) molality
Solution:
Option (i) is the answer.

2. On dissolving sugar in water at room temperature solution feels cool to touch.

Under which of the following cases dissolution of sugar will be most rapid?
(i) Sugar crystals in cold water.
(ii) Sugar crystals in hot water.
(iii) Powdered sugar in cold water.
(iv) Powdered sugar in hot water.
Solution:
Option (iv) is the answer.

3. At equilibrium the rate of dissolution of a solid solute in a volatile liquid solvent

is .
(i) less than the rate of crystallisation
(ii) greater than the rate of crystallisation
(iii) equal to the rate of crystallisation
(iv) zero
Solution:
Option (iii) is the answer.

4. A beaker contains a solution of a substance ‘A’. Precipitation of substance ‘A’

takes place when a small amount of ‘A’ is added to the solution. The solution is
.
(i) saturated
(ii) supersaturated
(iii) unsaturated
(iv) concentrated
Solution:
Option (ii) is the answer.
5. The maximum amount of a solid solute that can be dissolved in a specified amount
of a given liquid solvent does not depend upon .
(i) Temperature
(ii) Nature of solute
(iii) Pressure
(iv) Nature of solvent
Solution:
Option (iii) is the answer.

6. Low concentration of oxygen in the blood and tissues of people living at high
altitude is due to .
(i) low temperature
(ii) low atmospheric pressure
(iii) high atmospheric pressure
(iv) both low temperature and high atmospheric pressure
Solution:
Option (ii) is the answer.

7. Considering the formation, breaking and strength of hydrogen bond, predict

which of the following mixtures will show a positive deviation from Raoult’s
law?
(i) Methanol and acetone.
(ii) Chloroform and acetone.
(iii) Nitric acid and water.
(iv) Phenol and aniline.
Solution:
Option (i) is the answer.

8. Colligative properties depend on .

(i) the nature of the solute particles dissolved in solution.
(ii) the number of solute particles in solution.
(iii) the physical properties of the solute particles dissolved in solution.
(iv) the nature of solvent particles.
Solution:
Option (ii) is the answer.

9. Which of the following aqueous solutions should have the highest boiling point?
(i) 1.0 M NaOH
(ii) 1.0 M Na2SO4
(iii) 1.0 M NH4NO3
(iv) 1.0 M KNO3
Solution:
Option (ii) is the answer.
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Answer A
10. In comparison to a 0.01 M solution of glucose, the depression in freezing point
of a 0.01 M MgCl2
solution is .
(i) the same
(ii) about twice
(iii) about three times
(iv) about six times
Solution:
Option (iii) is the answer.

11. An unripe mango placed in a concentrated salt solution to prepare pickle,

shrivels because .
(i) it gains water due to osmosis.
(ii) it loses water due to reverse osmosis.
(iii) it gains water due to reverse osmosis.
(iv) it loses water due to osmosis.
Solution:
Option (iv) is the answer.

12. At a given temperature, osmotic pressure of a concentrated solution of a

substance .
(i) is higher than that at a dilute solution.
(ii) is lower than that of a dilute solution.
(iii) is same as that of a dilute solution.
(iv) cannot be compared with an osmotic pressure of a dilute solution.
Solution:
Option (i) is the answer.

13. Which of the following statements is false?

(i) Two different solutions of sucrose of the same molality prepared in different
solvents will have the same depression in freezing point.
(ii) The osmotic pressure of a solution is given by the equation Π = CRT
( where C is the molarity of the solution).
(iii) Decreasing order of osmotic pressure for 0.01 M aqueous solutions of
barium chloride, potassium chloride, acetic acid and sucrose is
BaCl2> KCl > CH3COOH > sucrose.
(iv) According to Raoult’s law, the vapour pressure exerted by a volatile
component of a solution is directly proportional to its mole fraction in
the solution.
Solution:
Option (i) is the answer.

14. The values of Van’t Hoff factors for KCl, NaCl and K2SO4
, respectively, are
.
(i) 2, 2 and 2
 (ii) 2, 2 and 3
(iii) 1, 1 and 2
(iv) 1, 1 and 1
Solution:
Option (ii) is the answer.

15. Which of the following statements is false?

(i) Units of atmospheric pressure and osmotic pressure are the same.
(ii) In reverse osmosis, solvent molecules move through a semipermeable
membrane from a region of lower concentration of solute to a region of
higher concentration.
(iii) The value of molal depression constant depends on the nature of the solvent.
(iv) Relative lowering of vapour pressure is a dimensionless quantity.
Solution:
Option (ii) is the answer.

16.

Answer b

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17. Consider Fig. 2.1 and mark the correct option.
(i) water will move from the side (A) to side (B) if a pressure lower than the osmotic pressure is
applied on piston (B).
(ii) water will move from the side (B) to side (A) if a pressure greater than the osmotic pressure is
applied on piston (B).
(iii) water will move from the side (B) to side (A) if a pressure equal to osmotic pressure is applied
on piston (B).
(iv) water will move from the side (A) to side (B) if pressure equal to osmotic pressure is applied
on the piston
(A).
Solution:
Option (ii) is the answer.

18. We have three aqueous solutions of NaCl labelled as ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ with
concentrations 0.1M, 0.01M and 0.001M, respectively. The value of van’t Hoff
factor for these solutions will be in the order .
(i) iA< iB< iC
(ii) iA> iB> iC
(iii) iA= iB= iC
(iv) iA<iB> iC
Solution:
Option (iii) is the answer.

19. On the basis of information given below mark the correct option.
Information:
(A) In bromoethane and chloroethane mixture intermolecular interactions
of A–A and B–B type are nearly the same as A–B type interactions.
(B) In ethanol and acetone mixture A–A or B–B type intermolecular
interactions are stronger than A–B type interactions.
(C) In chloroform and acetone mixture A–A or B–B type intermolecular
interactions are weaker than A–B type interactions.
(i) Solution (B) and (C) will follow Raoult’s law.
(ii) Solution (A) will follow Raoult’s law.
(iii) Solution (B) will show a negative deviation from Raoult’s law.
(iv) Solution (C) will show a positive deviation from Raoult’s law
Solution:
Option (ii) is the answer.

20. Two beakers of capacity 500 mL were taken. One of these beakers, labeled as “A”, was filled
with 400 mL water whereas the beaker labelled “B” was filled with 400 mL of 2 M solution of
NaCl. At the same temperature, both the beakers were placed in closed
containers of the same material and same
capacity as shown in Fig. 2.2.
At a given temperature, which of the following statement is correct about the
vapour pressure of pure water and that of NaCl solution.
(i) the vapour pressure in container (A) is more than that in a container (B).
(ii) the vapour pressure in container (A) is less than that in the container (B).
(iii) vapour pressure is equal in both containers.
(iv) the vapour pressure in container (B) is twice the vapour pressure in
container (A).

Solution:
Option (i) is the answer.

21. If two liquids A and B form minimum boiling azeotrope at some specific
composition then .
(i) A–B interactions are stronger than those between A–A or B–B.
(ii) vapour pressure of solution increases because more number of
molecules of liquids A and B can escape from the solution.
(iii) vapour pressure of solution decreases because less number of
molecules of only one of the liquids escape from the solution.
(iv) A–B interactions are weaker than those between A–A or B–B.
Solution:
Option (i) is the answer.

22. 4L of 0.02 M aqueous solution of NaCl was diluted by adding one litre of
water. The molality of the resultant solution is .
(i) 0.004
(ii) 0.008
(iii) 0.012
(iv) 0.016
Solution:
Option (iv) is the answer.
23. On the basis of information given below mark the correct option.
Information: On adding acetone to methanol some of the hydrogen bonds
between methanol molecules break.
(i) At specific composition, methanol-acetone mixture will form minimum
boiling azeotrope and will show positive deviation from Raoult’s law.
(ii) At specific composition, methanol-acetone mixture forms maximum
boiling azeotrope and will show positive deviation from Raoult’s law.
(iii) At specific composition, methanol-acetone mixture will form minimum
boiling azeotrope and will show negative deviation from Raoult’s law.
(iv) At specific composition, methanol-acetone mixture will form maximum
boiling azeotrope and will show negative deviation from Raoult’s law.
Solution:
Option (ii) is the answer.
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26. KH value for Ar(g), CO2(g), HCHO (g) and CH4(g) are 40.39, 1.67, 1.83×10–5
and 0.413 respectively. Arrange these gases in the order of their increasing solubility.
(i) HCHO < CH4< CO2 < Ar
(ii) HCHO < CO2< CH4< Ar
(iii) Ar < CO2< CH4< HCHO
(iv) Ar < CH4 < CO2 < HCHO
Solution:
Option (iii) is the answer.
II. Multiple Choice Questions (Type-II)
Note: In the following questions two or more options may be correct.

27. Which of the following factor (s) affect the solubility of a gaseous solute in the
a fixed volume of liquid solvent?
(a) nature of solute (b) temperature (c) pressure
(b) (a) and (c) at constant T
(i) (a) and (b) at constant P
(ii) (b) and (c) only
(iii) (c) only
Solution:
Option (i) and (ii) are the answers.

28. Intermolecular forces between two benzene molecules are near to same
strength as those between two toluene molecules. For a mixture of benzene
and toluene, which of the following are not true?
(i) ∆mix H = zero
(ii) ∆mix V = zero
(iii) These will form a minimum boiling azeotrope.
(iv) These will not form the ideal solution.
Solution:
Option (iii) and (iv) are the answers.
29. Relative lowering of vapour pressure is a colligative property because
.
(i) It depends on the concentration of a non-electrolyte solute in a solution
and does not depend on the nature of the solute molecules.
(ii) It depends on a number of particles of electrolyte solute in a solution and
does not depend on the nature of the solute particles.
(iii) It depends on the concentration of a non-electrolyte solute in solution
as well as on the nature of the solute molecules.
(iv) It depends on the concentration of an electrolyte or nonelectrolyte solute
in solution as well as on the nature of solute molecules.
Solution:
Option (i) and (ii) are the answers.

30. Van’t Hoff factor i is given by the expression .

(i) i = Normal molar mass/Abnormal molar mass
(ii) i = Abnormal molar mass/ Normal molar mass
(iii) i= Observed colligative property/calculated colligative property
(iv) i = Calculated colligative property/ Observed colligative property
Solution:
Option (i) and (iii) are the answers.

31. Isotonic solutions must have the same .

(i) solute
(ii) density
(iii) elevation in boiling point
(iv) depression in freezing point
Solution:
Option (ii) and (iii) are the answers.
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32. Which of the following binary mixtures will have the same composition in the liquid
and vapour phase?
(i) Benzene - Toluene
(ii) Water-Nitric acid
(iii) Water-Ethanol
(iv) n-Hexane - n-Heptane
Solution:
option (ii) and (iii) are the answers.
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34.For a binary ideal liquid solution, the variation in total vapour pressure versusthe
composition of the solution is given by which of the curves?
 Solution:
Option (i) and (iv) are the answers.

35.Colligative properties are observed when .

(i) a non-volatile solid is dissolved in a volatile liquid.
(ii) a non-volatile liquid is dissolved in another volatile liquid.
(iii) a gas is dissolved in non-volatile liquid.
(iv) a volatile liquid is dissolved in another volatile liquid.
Solution:
Option (i) and (ii) are the answers.

36. Which colligative property measurement is best to use for compounds with a molar mass greater than
5000 g/mol?
a. osmotic pressure
b. freezing point depression
c. boiling point elevation
d. vapor pressure lowering
e. titration
answer a

37. Colligative properties are all similar in that they all

a. were discovered in college laboratories.
b. are due to solvent molecules linked together.
c. have no harmful side effects.
d. depend on the concentration of particles in solution.
e. involve pressure.
answer d
38. A crystal is placed in a solution and it dissolves. The solution must have been
a. unsaturated.
b. saturated.
c. supersaturated.
d. dilute.
e. concentrated.
answer a

39. Which intermolecular force is most important between a sodium ion and its neighbors in a dilute
NaCl(aq) solution?
a. ion-ion
b. ion-dipole
c. dipole-dipole
d. London dispersion
e. hydrogen bonding
answer b

40. How many of the following forces are found in a model of the dissolution process?
Heat of solution, solvent viscosity, ionization energy, lattice energy, solvation energy
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
answer c

41. Which factor does not affect the solubility of a solid electrolyte in a liquid solvent?
a. temperature
b. nature of the solvent
c. common ion
d. pressure
e. nature of the solute
answer d

42. Which of the following factors is important only for the solubility of gases in solvents?
a. the nature of the solute.
b. the nature of the solvent.
c. the pressure of the gas.
d. the temperature.
e. the atmospheric pressure.
answer c
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